Finger recoil pad



Fbf26, 1929.

W. H. WILSHIRE FINGER RECOIL PAD Filed Nov. 10, 1926 -40 I proved finger recoil pad. Fig. 2 is a side 1 55 j detail view of a detached clamping element.

- Patented Feb,

WILLIAM H. WILSHIRE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FINGER RECOIL PAD.

. Application filed November 10, 1926. Serial No. 147,490.

This invention relates to a new and useful device adapted for attachment to the trigger guard of any firearm, and its object is to protect the finger of the shooter from abruise upon recoil of the firearm when the same is discharged; and to provide a device of this character which may beattached to any trigger guard without alteration thereof or of the firearm.

1o Other objects are to provide a recoil pad having the characteristics of simplicity of construction, efficiency in use, and ease of attachment. l

- In any gun or firearm, except those of inconsequential power and caliber, the recoil is often sufficient to bruise the trigger hand of the shooter, and especially the fingers that are adjacent to 'the trigge'r guard of the gun or-firearm.

To avoid this objection, I have provided a recoil pad adapted to be clamped to the trigger guard and to efiiciently protect the fingers adjacent to the trigger guard, and consisting of a backing member adapted to be 1 mounted on the rear face of the trigger guard, clamp elements arranged to secure the backing member to the trigger guard, and a pad of elastic and yieldable material secured to the backing member.

' The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the device which I have so far found to be the mostpractical in use,

but it is evident that various changes, modifications and variations might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact disclosures hereof.

' In the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary and side elevation of a firearm, showing the trigger guard provided with my imand detail view'of the finger recoil pad de- 7 i tached from the trigger guard. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clamping element before bending to correspond with the trigger guard.v Fig. d is a transverse section through the trigger guard and the recoil pad. Fig. 5" is a fragmentary and detail view of a firearm showing a modified form of my improved device attached to the trigger guard; Fig. 6 is a transverse section of I the trigger guard and recoil pad shown in Fig.6. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the recoil pad with one of the clamping elements detached therefrom. Fig. 8 is a side and Fig. 9 is a side and detail view of the recoil pad as shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, but with the clamping elements detached.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the clamp member 11, consists of a thin sheet metal element having prongs 12, adapted to be clamped or bent upon the trigger guard 13, and having alternate prongs 14, which are adapted to be clamped or bent upon the backing piece 15. In the present" instance, I make the backing piece 15, from hard or other rubber material, and Isecurely mount thereon the elastic and yieldable pad 16, whiclrin the present instance, is made from sponge rubber, and which is cemented or vulcanized to the backing piece. The clamp member 11 has an extension 17 which is bent upon the lower end of pad 16,,and thereby protects the same. In the present instance, I construct the clamp member 11, from thin copper sheets of metal, but any metal of similar quality may be considered the equivalent thereof.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7 8 and 9, I provide a thin metal strip 18 adapted to be positioned upon the rear face of trigger guard 19, and havin mounted thereon the backing piece 20, which has a soft sponge rubber pad 21,cemented thereto. The metal clamping elements 22 and 23, are positioned one on each side of member 20, and are provided with prongs 24, adapted to engage with the trigger guard, and provided with clamping screws 25, as shown.

In use, as the firearm recoils, the soft pad 16 or 21, as the case may be, yields to the pressure of the finger adjacent thereto. Firearms of heavy recoil maytherefore be used for anumber of shots without injury to the fingers of the shooter.

I have disclosed and described herein a finger recoil pad embodying my invention applied to a certain trigger guard, but I do not limit myself to the specific shape of the parts, nor to the exact positioning disclosed trigger guard, and clamping screws extend ing through the backing piece and clamping elements, and binding the clamping elements to the trigger guard. v

2. A finger recoil pad, comprising a metal strip adapted to abut against the rear face of a trigger guard, a backing piece fixed to the metal strip, said strip and backing piece being narrower than the trigger guard, a pad of elastic and yieldable material, fixed to the backing piece, clamp members, one positioned on each side of the vbacking piece, prongs on the clamp members adapted to engage with'the trigger guard,"andclamping screws extending through the clamp members and backing piece, andserving to force the clamping membersin engagement with the trigger guard.

3. A finger recoil pad, comprising a metal strip adapted t0 abut against the rear face of a trigger guard and conforming with the contour thereof, a backing piece fixedto vthe metal strip, a pad of elastic and yieldable material fixed to the backing piece, a tongue on the metal strip extending under theelastic pad, and clamping elements carried by the backing piece and adapted to engage with the trigger guard in clampingiposition. 4. In afinger recoil pad for firearms, the

combination with a backing piece of nonelastic material, of a yieldable and elastic pad mounted on and fixed to the backing and through the clamping members and serving to force the clamping members into rigid engagement with the trigger guard in clamping position. f

5. In a finger recoil pad for firearms, the

combination with abacking piece adapted to be positionedupon the rear; face of the trigger guard, of av padv of elastic material mounted on the backing piece, and a clamping member having a series cofprongsinen-v gagement with the backing piece, and an= other series of prongs adapted to engage with thetrigger guard in clampingposition. In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature. V H

WILLIAM' H; WILSHIRE.v 

